We were blessed to have some honey bees move into an old shed
and build their hive here on our Haiku Maui farm. They have been
very busy because there was a huge amount of honey combs inside
when we took a quick peek. Luckily a friend and neighbor who
has his own hives suggested he could remove the queen bee and the
colony to his nearby location. He even offered to leave us
with the honey since he already has plenty.

So he came over with his buddy, got all suited up and prepared
for the task. He has this smoking device that emits smoke to
confuse the bees and make it a little safer for himself. They
bravely entered the small shed and took account of the situation...
lots of combs in there! Then they proceeded to carve away as
much as possible, dumping the good clean stuff into a 5 gallon
bucket, and keeping any active looking combs that contained
"brood". The active combs have bee larvae which will become more
worker bees.

The brood combs were loaded into a vacant "hive" box where they
will hopefully take hold and this will become their new home.
At some point it was apparent that the queen was moved as
well and the new box was covered up and loaded on the back of his
truck. We grabbed the pail of honey and got out of there quickly.
Yes, they were stung in a few places, but they were expecting it
and not surprised or complaining much. Ouch... I would have
been.

Processing the combs was interesting. First off, vacuuming all
the live and dead bees off the bucket and combs while sorting
through them and trying not to get stung. Then the cleaned combs
were put into a big canning pot and heated up so the honey and
beeswax separate. After cooling overnight the wax just comes off.
There's still plenty of debris ( bee parts) in the honey so it gets
strained. We just used a paint strainer cloth and that worked
great.

The end result was poured into sterilized jars and capped, ready
to give away for Christmas presents! Lovely natural raw honey from
wild honey bees in Haiku Maui Hawaii. The flavor is like nothing
else! We know these bees have lots of tropical flowers
to harvest, such as guava, Christmas Berry, heliconias, basil,
papayas and more. Since we don't use Roundup or other nasty
poisons on our property it's reassuring to know this will be a
superior product. I love that our neighborhood consists of people
who also respect the land and try to grow organically, and keep it
low-key. No big business farming in this area! We love living
in Haiku Maui.

You won't see many other homes like this!
Very fun and brightly colored, with many interesting corners
to explore. The 2 acre estate has 7 circular gardens filled
with lush tropical flowers and trees. There's a 3BD/2BA house
and detached cottage which are well separated from each other and
very private. Call for an appointment to see this wonderful
Haiku Maui home for sale.

I was pleasantly
surprised to meet this little fellow this morning, as he was
crossing the road. We don't usually find Jackson's Chameleons in this part of Haiku, the
Huelo area. We've brought some here in the past and let them
go, but that was a really long time ago. This young male
can't be very old and was probably born here.

They aren't native
to Hawaii but they have adapted well in the upcountry area of
Makawao which is not far away, but a
higher elevation. They like high
humidity and need cool temperatures at night.

When he's out in
the open he's pretty easy to see, and that's how I spotted him.
But just wait until he gets amongst some leaves and greenery,
and if you blink you'll never see him again!

When these lizards
stand still they are very, very hard to see. With their cute
little feet and prehensile tail they can cling to just about
anything, and they love to climb. They feed on insects and
fruit and can catch flying bugs with their incredibly long tongue.
Mr. Jackson here is only about 7 or 8 inches long with his
tail, climbing in a hibiscus bush.

Haiku Maui HI land for sale - 5
beautiful acres coming soon

Access road already in place. This is another off-grid
property for people who want sustainability.

Partially cleared with many good building sites. Not too
steep.

Nice ocean views. Many mature trees.

Check out this beautiful 5 acres of land coming on the market
soon. Ag zoning allows you to build a home or two. Further
subdivision may be possible. More details to follow when this
great Haiku Maui property hits the market.

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